New Ebrary e-books!

We've got an exciting announcement about several new e-book collections, all from ebrary by ProQuest.

All told, we're adding over 100,000 e-books to our growing collection of electronic resources.  With EBSCO, Springer, and now ebrary, we'll have nearly 400,000 full text e-books available to our students, faculty, and staff!

Create a free account and use download these e-books to any Apple or Android mobile device (visit the appropriate app store).

Unlike some of our e-books, there are no limitations per title (no more "Title is in Use" errors) - so read away!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask: reference "at" coker.edu

2013 Instructional Materials Public Review

Once again, Coker Library is a public review site for K12 instructional materials.  Located near the atrium on the first floor of the library, the books will be available for review until November 15.  From the State Department of Education press release:

The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools.

The materials will be recommended to the State Board of Education for adoption on December 11, 2013, by the Instructional Materials Review Panels appointed by the Board. The materials are in the following subject areas:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

 Agricultural and Biosystems Science

 Agricultural Crop Production and Management 1, 2

 Agricultural Mechanics and Technology

 Agricultural Mechanics and Technology for the Workplace 1, 2

 Agricultural Power Mechanics

 Agricultural Science and Technology

 Agricultural Science and Technology for the Workplace

 Agricultural Structural Mechanics

 Animal Science

 Biosystems Mechanics and Engineering

 Biosystems Technology

 Biosystems Technology Career Development 1, 2

 Environmental and Natural Resources Management

 Equipment Operation and Maintenance

 Floriculture

 Forestry

 Golf Course Technology

 Horticulture for the Workplace 1, 2

 Introduction to Horticulture

 Introduction to Veterinary Science

 Landscape Technology

 Nursery, Greenhouse, and Garden Center Technology

 Small Animal Care

 Soil and Water Conservation

 Soils and Soilless Research

 Sports Turf Management

 Turf and Lawn Management

 Aquaculture

 Cattle Production

 Equine Science

 Farm Animal Production

 Outdoor Recreation

 Wildlife Management

Architecture and Construction

 Masonry

 Plumbing

 Digital Home Technology Integrator

Business, Management, and Administration

 Business Law

 Essential Communications

 Financial Math

Information Technology

 Foundations of Animation (Flash)

 Computer Forensics

 Cyber Security Foundations

 Game Design and Development

Marketing

 Fashion Merchandising

 Marketing

 Sports and Entertainment Marketing 1

 Google Applications

Social Studies

 Social Studies K–5 (includes South Carolina Social Studies, Grade 3)

 Citizenship–Civics 9–12

 Economics (does not include Advanced Placement) 9–12

 US Government (includes Advanced Placement) 9–12

 Western Civilization 9–12

 World History 9–12 (includes Advanced Placement)

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

 Power Equipment Technology

The instructional materials are on display at twenty-four colleges and universities throughout the state. The materials will be on display from October 7 through November 15, 2013, with instructions for submitting comments available at each site. State Board of Education members will review citizens’ comments before a final decision is made on adopting the materials.

Comments can be made here: https://ed.sc.gov/Survey/index.php?sid=71424&lang=en

Dominican Republic Trip Interest Meeting Tonight!

Interested in studying abroad? Dr. Cathy Cuppett has an informational meeting about a May Interim (May 17-31, 2014) trip to the Dominican Republic tonight in LITC 114 at 8:30.

Happy Friday the Thirteenth!

Ever wonder the origins of Friday the Thirteenth?  Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained from Credo Reference gives some background:

The superstition is often said to have ancient origins, and a number of theories have been proposed to explain it. The most common comes from the Christian tradition, and combines the separate fears that both Fridays and the number thirteen are unlucky. Friday is the day on which Jesus was crucified, and some theologians have suggested that Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit on a Friday. Friday was also considered a bad day to start any new undertaking and, in the medieval Christian tradition, may have been considered unlucky because it was the Muslim Sabbath. Added to this, there were thirteen people at the Last Supper (Jesus and his twelve disciples), and Judas Iscariot is said to have either been the thirteenth to arrive at the feast, or the first leave it, on his way to betray Jesus. However, thirteen was considered unlucky before this by the Romans, for whom twelve was a number of completeness (as, for instance, there being twelve months in a complete year, twelve signs of the zodiac, and so on). Thirteen was one beyond this, and thus beyond the pale. Thirteen is also the traditional number of members of a coven: sometimes said to be twelve witches and satan.

From: http://www.credoreference.com/entry/chambun/friday_the_13th

Also, the kid in the red/orange sweater is KILLING it in the Stevie Wonder video.

Tutoring goes "Live" for Fall 2013!

Tutoring in Chemistry, Accounting/Economics, Math, MS Office, Spanish, and Chinese is now available for the fall semester in LITC 228!

Here's the schedule:

Accounting & Econ (BA212, BA213, BA222, and BA223)	Monday & Wednesday	6:00-8:00 PM
Chemistry (CHE 101)	Monday & Thursday	6:00-8:00 PM
Math (MAT100, MAT101, MAT203, MAT210 and MAT222)	Monday - Thursday	6:00-8:00 PM
MS Office Assistance (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)	Tuesday	5:00-9:00 PM
Spanish (SPA 101, and SPA1012)	Tuesday & Thursday	6:00-8:00 PM
Chinese (CHI1012)	Monday & Thursday	7:00-9:00 PM
Writer's Studio	Monday - Thursday	3:00-10:00 PM

Database Off-Campus Access Unavailable

Greetings from the LITC.

Due to some new network settings here on campus, off-campus database access is unavailable.  Information Technology is aware of the issue and working towards a solution.  All resources are working on campus, however.  Some resources are available via the State Library (for SC residents only) at http://scdiscus.org/.

We apologize for any inconvenience.  We'll keep you updated when the problem has been corrected.

ARTstor Updates

ARTstor is a popular image research resource, popular with many different courses here at Coker.  They've had some important updates to announce.  From their blog:

• Users will now be able to browse through image groups from the Image Group Panel. Once an image group has been opened, users will see a "Browse Groups" tab in the image group panel where they can navigate to another image group.
• In response to your feedback, ARTstor has increased the maximum number of images that can be exported to PowerPoint in a 120-day period from 1,000 to 2,000. In addition, downloads to PowerPoint can now include up to 150 images per download.
• Computer monitors with higher resolutions will be able to display more images per row.

I'm glad the image limit has been increased - believe it or not, some Coker patrons would hit that limit quite easily.  Also, being able to use the entire screen to view more thumbnail images will be very useful.

Give ARTstor a try here.